Few Treated for Low Male Hormones

Most men who have symptoms of low male hormone levels are not being treated, a study has found. The condition is called androgen deficiency. It is treated with testosterone. The study included 1,486 men. About 5.5% had untreated androgen deficiency. Another 0.8% were being treated. Only about 1 out of 8 men with low hormones was getting treatment. HealthDay News wrote about the study May 27. It was published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.